World War II
During the Battle of Punta Stilo on 9 July 1940, Giulio Cesare was hit by a 15 inch (381 mm) shell as HMS Warspite set the record for naval gunnery against a moving target at well over 24,000 metres (26,000 yards).
Shortly before, a 320 mm salvo from Giulio Cesare aimed at HMS Warspite had straddled two British destroyers, HMS Hereward and HMS Decoy, causing some splinter damage on both of them.
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